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He joined the hall of fame on the same evening as his college journalism mentor, Hampden Smith.

In accepting his award, Allen recalled that when he filed his first big story to Smith, the professor scrawled “NUTS” on top of the paper.

“Ham didn’t bury the lede,” Allen quipped.

Allen also used his remarks to honor his colleagues and editors during his Virginia days and recalled when he landed on Page One at the Free-Lance Star for a story on the King George County Board of Supervisors.

The topic: a debate on whether hot dogs should be taxed as a meal or a snack.

Readers' Comments (2)

Politico should make be clear in the Headline that Comm is shorthand for Communications or else communist-hunter Allen West may come after Mike Allen for being inducted into the VA Communist Hall of Fame. Onward, communist-hunter Allen West..onward!!!